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1944 Map of Nederland

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Nederland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Nederland serves as the hub of this 1940s landscape, situated at the confluence of Middle Boulder Creek and the Barker Reservoir. The map reveals an intricate network of silver and tungsten mining heritage, with high-altitude sites like the Bluebird Mine, Conger Mine, and the silver camp at Caribou. This era shows the region's industrial transition, where early 20th-century mining infrastructure sits alongside the critical water management systems of the Lakewood Reservoir and Barker Reservoir.

The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Denver and Salt Lake railroad line, which follows the path of South Boulder Creek through the settlements of Rollinsville and Tolland. Higher elevations within the Roosevelt National Forest feature scattered mountain communities like Eldora and the isolated Baltimore, providing a clear record of the high-country ranching and mining economy before modern recreation redefined the Front Range.